Loving our neighbors – including relatives, coworkers, acquaintances, strange – as ourselves is no simple task. We need God. We need the love of God to show us mercy and strength to love as God loves. We need the story of Jesus – the one who loved across the lines that had been drawn in the society of his day but who also stood up for the least and the lost. We need faith that no matter the strain of differing position, policies, and politics, we will move forward in love. Disagreeing need not be antithetical to love and grace. And indeed, our world depends on all of us working for a better world filled with more kindness, compassion humility, respect, and love.

This is the fifth week in our series, “Do Unto Others.” Pastor Mary’s message is based on Matthew 22: 34-40, “The Greatest Commandment.” Click here to watch, “By Our Love.”